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That Rookie 
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13th Squad 


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Copyright. 1918, by Harper & Brothers 


Printed in the United States of America 
Published February, 1918 


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That Rookie from 
the 13th Squad 


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HE FIRED A RIFLE. 


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PRIVATE DUBB 
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WAKING UP AT THEUSUAL 5.50 A-M. 
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WARM IN YOUR OWN BED- SUNDAY MORNING 
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TAKING YOUR GIRL OUT TO DINNER AFTER SPENDING 
A MONTH IN CAMp. 


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STAYING IN THE GARRACKS OWING TO INCLEMENT WEATHER 


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